Browsing by Author "Alcalay, Lidia"

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    Learning and wellbeing program for third and fourth grade students: Impact description and evaluation
    (FOUNDATION ADVANCEMENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2014) Berger, Christian; Milicic, Neva; Alcalay, Lidia; Torretti, Alejandra
    This paper presents a program to foster socioemotional learning and wellbeing in 3rd and 4th graders, and its impact on evaluation. The program is conceptually grounded in the socioemotional learning perspective, which integrates factors both at the individual and contextual levels. Development of quality interpersonal bonding is emphasized, as is the development of the necessary socioemotional skills to achieve this goal. A quasi-experimental design was implemented which included 647 students in five private subsidized schools in Santiago, Chile. Evaluation with Anova analysis of repeated measures showed an impact of the program on students' self-esteem reported by the teacher (measured with TAE). Seemingly, the program mitigated the decrease in the perception of school social climate (measured with ECLIS), in social integration, and in academic performance, as observed in the control group. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for the development of interventions in this field. Copyright (C) 2011, Konrad Lorenz University Foundation. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.
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    Perceptions of Aging Across 26 Cultures and Their Culture-Level Associates
    (AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, 2009) Loeckenhoff, Corinna E.; De Fruyt, Filip; Terracciano, Antonio; McCrae, Robert R.; De Bolle, Marleen; Costa, Paul T., Jr.; Aguilar Vafaie, Maria E.; Ahn, Chang kyu; Ahn, Hyun nie; Alcalay, Lidia; Allik, Juri; Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.; Barbaranelli, Claudio; Benet Martinez, Veronica; Blatny, Marek; Bratko, Denis; Cain, Thomas R.; Crawford, Jarret T.; Lima, Margarida P.; Fickova, Emilia; Gheorghiu, Mirona; Halberstadt, Jamin; Hrebickova, Martina; Jussim, Lee; Klinkosz, Waldemar; Knezevic, Goran; Leibovich de Figueroa, Nora; Martin, Thomas A.; Marusic, Iris; Mastor, Khairul Anwar; Miramontez, Daniel R.; Nakazato, Katsuharu; Nansubuga, Florence; Pramila, V. S.; Realo, Anu; Rolland, Jean Pierre; Rossier, Jerome; Schmidt, Vanina; Sekowski, Andrzej; Shakespeare Finch, Jane; Shimonaka, Yoshiko; Simonetti, Franco; Siuta, Jerzy; Smith, Peter B.; Szmigielska, Barbara; Wang, Lei; Yamaguchi, Mami; Yik, Michelle
    College students (N = 3,435) in 26 cultures reported their perceptions of age-related changes in physical, cognitive, and socioemotional areas of functioning and rated societal views of aging within their culture. There was widespread cross-cultural consensus regarding the expected direction of aging trajectories with (a) perceived declines in societal views of aging, physical attractiveness, the ability to perform everyday tasks, and new learning; (b) perceived increases in wisdom, knowledge, and received respect; and (c) perceived stability in family authority and life satisfaction. Cross-cultural variations in aging perceptions were associated with culture-level indicators of population aging, education levels, values, and national character stereotypes. These associations were stronger for societal views on aging and perceptions of socioemotional changes than for perceptions of physical and cognitive changes. A consideration of culture-level variables also suggested that previously reported differences in aging perceptions between Asian and Western countries may be related to differences in population structure.
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    Socio-emotional Wellbeing in Educational Contexts: Perception of Chilean Students
    (UNIV NAVARRA, 2009) Berger, Christian; Milicic, Neva; Alcalay, Lidia; Torretti, Alejandra; Paz Arab, Maria; Justiniano, Bernardita
    This paper presents the results of a qualitative study on socio-emotional wellbeing in Chilean students aimed at identifying, from the students' own perspective, their needs and how educational contexts foster-or not-an integrated social-emotional development. Main results show the importance of interpersonal relationships within educational contexts and how they foster affective environments and determine how each child copes with and represents his or her school experience. Lack of non-violent conflict resolution strategies and spaces characterized by optimism were identified. Finally, ways to promote school attachment between students, teachers, and the school community are discussed.
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    Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?
    (AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, 2012) Chan, Wayne; McCrae, Robert R.; De Fruyt, Filip; Jussim, Lee; Loeckenhoff, Corinna E.; De Bolle, Marleen; Costa, Paul T., Jr.; Sutin, Angelina R.; Realo, Anu; Allik, Jueri; Nakazato, Katsuharu; Shimonaka, Yoshiko; Hrebickova, Martina; Graf, Sylvie; Yik, Michelle; Brunner Sciarra, Marina; de Figueora, Nora Leibovich; Schmidt, Vanina; Ahn, Chang kyu; Ahn, Hyun nie; Aguilar Vafaie, Maria E.; Siuta, Jerzy; Szmigielska, Barbara; Cain, Thomas R.; Crawford, Janet T.; Mastor, Khairul Anwar; Rolland, Jean Pierre; Nansubuga, Florence; Miramontez, Daniel R.; Benet Martinez, Veronica; Rossier, Jerome; Bratko, Denis; Marusic, Iris; Halberstadt, Jamin; Yamaguchi, Mami; Knezevic, Goran; Martin, Thomas A.; Gheorghiu, Mirona; Smith, Peter B.; Barbaranelli, Claudio; Wang, Lei; Shakespeare Finch, Jane; Lima, Margarida P.; Klinkosz, Waldemar; Sekowski, Andrzej; Alcalay, Lidia; Simonetti, Franco; Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.; Pramila, V. S.; Terracciano, Antonio
    Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups.
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    The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2010) Swami, Viren; Frederick, David A.; Aavik, Toivo; Alcalay, Lidia; Allik, Jueri; Anderson, Donna; Andrianto, Sonny; Arora, Arvind; Brannstrom, Ake; Cunningham, John; Danel, Dariusz; Doroszewicz, Krystyna; Forbes, Gordon B.; Furnham, Adrian; Greven, Corina U.; Halberstadt, Jamin; Hao, Shuang; Haubner, Tanja; Hwang, Choon Sup; Inman, Mary; Jaafar, Jas Laile; Johansson, Jacob; Jung, Jaehee; Keser, Askin; Kretzschmar, Uta; Lachenicht, Lance; Li, Norman P.; Locke, Kenneth; Lonnqvist, Jan Erik; Lopez, Christy; Loutzenhiser, Lynn; Maisel, Natalya C.; McCabe, Marita P.; McCreary, Donald R.; McKibbin, William F.; Mussap, Alex; Neto, Felix; Nowell, Carly; Alampay, Liane Pena; Pillai, Subash K.; Pokrajac Bulian, Alessandra; Proyer, Rene T.; Quintelier, Katinka; Ricciardelli, Lina A.; Rozmus Wrzesinska, Malgorzata; Ruch, Willibald; Russo, Timothy; Schuetz, Astrid; Shackelford, Todd K.; Shashidharan, Sheeba; Simonetti, Franco; Sinniah, Dhachayani; Swami, Mira; Vandermassen, Griet; van Duynslaeger, Marijke; Verkasalo, Markku; Voracek, Martin; Yee, Curtis K.; Zhang, Echo Xian; Zhang, Xiaoying; Zivcic Becirevic, Ivanka
    This study reports results from the first International Body Project (IBP-I), which surveyed 7,434 individuals in 10 major world regions about body weight ideals and body dissatisfaction. Participants completed the female Contour Drawing Figure Rating Scale (CDFRS) and self-reported their exposure to Western and local media. Results indicated there were significant cross-regional differences in the ideal female figure and body dissatisfaction, but effect sizes were small across high-socioeconomic-status (SES) sites. Within cultures, heavier bodies were preferred in low-SES sites compared to high-SES sites in Malaysia and South Africa (ds = 1.94-2.49) but not in Austria. Participant age, body mass index (BMI), and Western media exposure predicted body weight ideals. BMI and Western media exposure predicted body dissatisfaction among women. Our results show that body dissatisfaction and desire for thinness is commonplace in high-SES settings across world regions, highlighting the need for international attention to this problem.
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    The geographic distribution of big five personality traits - Patterns and profiles of human self-description across 56 nations
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2007) Schmitt, David P.; Allik, Juri; McCrae, Robert R.; Benet Martinez, Veronica; Alcalay, Lidia; Ault, Lara; Austers, Ivars; Bennett, Kevin L.; Bianchi, Gabriel; Boholst, Fredrick; Cunen, Mary Ann Borg; Braeckman, Johan; Brainerd, Edwin G.; Gerard, Leo; Caron, Gabrielle; Casullo, Maria Martina; Cunningham, Michael; Daibo, Ikuo; De Backer, Charlene; DeSouza, Eros; Diaz Loving, Rolando; Diniz, Glaucia; Durkin, Kevin; Echegaray, Marcela; Eremsoy, Ekin; Euler, Harald A.; Falzon, Ruth; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Foley, Dolores; Fry, Douglas P.; Fry, Sirpa; Ghayur, M. Arif; Giri, Vjai N.; Golden, Debra L.; Grammer, Karl; Grimaldi, Liria; Halberstadt, Liria; Hague, Shamsul; Herrera, Dora; Hertel, Janine; Hoffmann, Heather; Hooper, Danica; Hradilekova, Zuzana; Hudek Kene evi, Jasna; Jaafar, Jas; Jankauskaite, Margarita; Kabanagu Stahel, Heidi; Kardum, Igor; Khoury, Brigitte; Kwon, Hayrran; Laidra, Kaia; Laireiter, Anton Rupert; Lakerveld, Dustin; Lampert, Ada; Lauri, Maryanne; Lavallee, Marguerite; Lee, Suk Jae; Leung, Luk Chung; Locke, Kenneth D.; Locke, Vance; Luksik, Ivan; Magaisa, Ishmael; Marcinkeviciene, Dalia; Mata, Andre; Mata, Rui; McCarthy, Barry; Mills, Michael E.; Mikhize, Nhlanhla J.; Moreira, Joao; Moreira, Sergio; Moya, Miquel; Munyae, M.; Noller, Patricia; Olimar, Hmoud; Opre, Adrian; Panayiotou, Alexia; Petrovic, Nebojsa; Poels, Karolien; Popper, Miroslav; Poulimenou, Maria; P'yatokh, Volodymyr; Raymond, Michel; Reips, Ulf Dietrich; Reneau, Susan E.; Rivera Aragon, Sofia; Rowatt, Wade C.; Ruch, Willibald; Rus, Velko S.; Safir, Marilyn P.; Salas, Sonia; Sambataro, Fabio; Sandnabba, Kenneth N.; Schulmeyer, Marion K.; Schutz, Astrid; Scrimali, Tulio; Shackelford, Todd K.; Sharan, Mithila B.; Shaver, Phillip R.; Sichona, Francis; Simonetti, Franco; Sineshaw, Tilahun; Sookdew, R.; Spelman, Tom; Spyron, Spyrow; Sumer, H. Canan; Sumer, Nebi; Supekova, Marianna; Szlendak, Tomasz; Taylor, Robin; Timmermans, Bert; Tooke, William; Tsaousis, Ioannis; Tungaranza, F. S. K.; Van Overwalle, Frank; Vandermassen, Griet; Vanhoomissen, Tim; Vanwesenbeeck, Inc; Vasey, Paul L.; Verissimo, Joao; Voracek, Martin; Was, Wendy W. N.; Wang, Ta Wei; Weiss, Peter; Wijaya, Andik; Woertman, Liesbeth; Youn, Gahyun; Zupaneic, Agata
    The Big Five Inventory (BFI) is a self-report measure designed to assess the high-order personality traits of Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness. As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, the BFI was translated from English into 28 languages and administered to 17,837 individuals from 56 nations. The resulting cross-cultural data set was used to address three main questions: Does the factor structure of the English BFI fully replicate across cultures? How valid are the BFI trait profiles of individual nations'? And how are personality traits distributed throughout the world? The five-dimensional structure was robust across major regions of the world. Trait levels were related in predictable ways to self-esteem, sociosexuality, and national personality profiles. People from the geographic regions of South America and East Asia were significantly different in openness from those inhabiting other world regions. The discussion focuses on limitations of the current data set and important directions for future research.